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EE 343: Analog Electronics-I (EE/IE) (3 – 1 – 3)

Theory Marks =100
Sessional Marks = 50
Laboratory Marks = 50

1. The P-N junction Diode :

Shockley’s equation and volt-amp characteristics of P-N junction. Static and Dynamic
resistance of diode. Transition Capacitance and Diffusion Capacitance. Effect of
temperature.

Various practical applications of diodes. Design of Rectifier and Filter Circuits. Special
purpose diodes.

2. The Bipolar junction Transistor:

Transistor Action. Transistor Current equations; α and β of a transistor. Transistor

Configurations and Transistor Characteristic curves. Base width modulation and early
voltage. Ebers-Moll equations and Ebers-Moll model. Concept of amplification. Transistor
biasing circuits, Bias stability and Stability factor. Thermal Run-Away. BJT as a switch.

Incremental small signal models of BJT; h-parameter model, Determination of

h-parameters and Conversion Formulae of h-parameters; π-model and r-parameter
model. Analysis of amplifiers with the help of incremental models. Comparison of
performance of CE, CB & CC configurations. Designing of a single stage BJT amplifier.
Darlington amplifier, Cascode amplifier and Difference amplifier. Some ideas about high
speed analysis such as Miller effect and dominant pole approximation.

Multi-Stage Amplifiers; PNP and NPN combinations. Gain calculation in dB. Methods
of coupling between stages. Frequency response of amplifiers and Band-Width.

3. Field Effect Transistors:

Principle and construction of JFET. Characteristic curves of JFET. JFET Biasing

circuits. Small signal model of JFET. Analysis of JFET amplifiers. Designing of JFET
amplifier.

MOS-FET. E-MOSFET and D-MOSFET. MOSFET amplifiers. MOSFET switch.

4. Feedback in amplifiers and Oscillators:

Negative and Positive feedback. Different feedback configurations. Advantages of

negative feedback. Applications of positive feedback and Barkhausen Criteria for
oscillations. RC oscillators LC oscillators and Crystal oscillators; their conditions of
oscillation and frequency of oscillation. Designing of oscillators.

5. Power amplifiers:

Classification of power amplifiers as Class-A, Class-B, Class-C and Class-AB. R-C

coupled and transformer coupled class-A power amplifier. Efficiency of Class-A power
 amplifier. Non-linear distortion and second harmonic distortion. Class-B Push-pull
power amplifier. Class-AB amplifier. Class-C amplifier. Designing of Power Amplifier.

6. Fabrication techniques of IC:

Introduction to device fabrication methods and fabrication of I.C.s. Simple descriptions

of processes such as ion diffusion, photolithography, ion implantation, metallization and
crystal growing techniques.

Reference Books:

1. Integrated Electronics :: Millman- Halkias (PHI)

2. Electronic Devices and Circuits :: David A Bell (Oxford)
3. Electronic Devices and Circuits :: Boylestead & Nashelsky (PHI)
4. Electronic Principles Physics, Models and Circuits :: Paul E. Gray and Campbell L Searle
5. Electronics Principles :: Malvino (TMH)